King Xian of Zhou

King Xian of Zhou

King Xian of Zhou (Traditional Chinese: 周顯王, Simplified Chinese: 周显王, Pinyin: Zhōu Xĭan Wáng, Wade-Giles: King Hsien of Chou) was the thirty-fourth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the twenty-third of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Personal information

Family name Ji (姬 jī) in Chinese
Given name Bian (扁 bĭan) in Chinese
Era name none
Father King An of Zhou
Mother unknown
Wife unknown
Children King Shenjing of Zhou
Duration of reign 368 BC-321 BC
Tomb unknown
Temple name unknown
Courtesy name unknown
Posthumous name 顯 (pinyin xĭan), literary meaning: "remarkable" or "illustrious"

line of rulers
line=Zhou Dynasty
previous=King Lie of Zhou
next=King Shenjing of Zhou

External links

* [http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/architecture/xianmosque.html Xian Great Mosque]


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